US10495106B2ActiveUtilityA1

Gas turbine engine airfoil

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Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPPriority: Feb 19, 2014Filed: Feb 17, 2015Granted: Dec 3, 2019
Est. expiryFeb 19, 2034(~7.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A compressor airfoil of a turbine engine having a geared architecture includes pressure and suction sides and extends in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge angle and span position that defines a curve with a non-negative slope from 0% span to 20% span corresponding to a non-decreasing trailing edge angle.

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       1. A compressor airfoil of a turbine engine having a geared architecture comprising:
 pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge angle and span position that defines a non-linear curve with a non-negative slope from 0% span to 60% span corresponding to a non-decreasing trailing edge angle. 
 
     
     
       2. The compressor airfoil according to  claim 1 , wherein the curve has a non-negative slope from 0% span to 80% span. 
     
     
       3. The compressor airfoil according to  claim 2 , wherein the curve has a non-negative slope from 0% span to 100% span. 
     
     
       4. A compressor airfoil of a turbine engine having a geared architecture comprising:
 pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge angle and span position that defines a curve with a positive slope from 0% span to 100% span. 
 
     
     
       5. A gas turbine engine comprising:
 a combustor section arranged between a compressor section and a turbine section; 
 a fan section having an array of twenty-six or fewer fan blades, wherein the fan section has a low fan pressure ratio of less than 1.55; 
 a geared architecture coupling the fan section to the turbine section or the compressor section; and 
 an airfoil arranged in the compressor section and including pressure and suction sides and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge angle and span position that defines a non-linear curve with a non-negative slope from 0% span to 60% span corresponding to a non-decreasing trailing edge angle. 
 
     
     
       6. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 5 , wherein the compressor section includes at least a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor, the high pressure compressor arranged immediately upstream of the combustor section. 
     
     
       7. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 6 , wherein the airfoil is provided in a compressor outside the high pressure compressor. 
     
     
       8. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 7 , wherein the low pressure compressor is counter-rotating relative to the fan blades. 
     
     
       9. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 7 , wherein the gas turbine engine is a two-spool configuration. 
     
     
       10. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 7 , wherein the low pressure compressor is immediately downstream from the fan section. 
     
     
       11. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 6 , wherein the airfoil is fixed relative to an engine static structure. 
     
     
       12. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 5 , wherein the curve has a non-negative slope from 0% span to 80% span. 
     
     
       13. The gas turbine engine according to  claim 12 , wherein the curve has a non-negative slope from 0% span to 100% span. 
     
     
       14. A gas turbine engine comprising:
 a combustor section arranged between a compressor section and a turbine section; 
 a fan section having an array of twenty-six or fewer fan blades, wherein the fan section has a low fan pressure ratio of less than 1.55; 
 a geared architecture coupling the fan section to the turbine section or the compressor section; and 
 an airfoil arranged in the compressor section and including pressure and suction sides and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a trailing edge angle and span position that defines a curve with a positive slope from 0% span to 100% span.

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